MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over VSAT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
VSAT
Viasat, Inc.
VSAT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VSAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VSAT's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
MU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $798 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $777 | -2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $798 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $1,646 | +106% |
| Expensive | 32x | $2,404 | +201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MU's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings.
VSAT PE Valuation
VSAT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over VSAT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
VSAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VSAT's losses to grow, with revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $174.95 | +135% |
| Q3 2026 | $74.33 | +879% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.17 | +693% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.18 | +405% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.52 | +201% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.59 | +984% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.57 | +$6.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.19 | +$7.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.49 | +$9.77 |
MU has the edge over VSAT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VSAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.68 | +$3.35 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.20 | +$4.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.25 | +$4.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.62 | +$1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.03 | -$0.57 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.65 | +$3.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | +$4.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.70 | -147% |
VSAT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.68 per share over the past year, against $9.12 at its worst in early 2024.
MU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2B | +379% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5B | +346% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.9B | +196% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3B | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7B | +84% |
MU has the edge over VSAT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 81% | +48 points |
| Q2 2026 | 80% | +57 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +49 points |
MU has the edge over VSAT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -0.4% |
VSAT's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $1.2B last quarter, up 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6% | -2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9% | +5.8 points |
VSAT's operating margin was 0.6% last quarter, down 2.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9B | +45543% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.6B | +951% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +$5.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +7853% |
| Q3 2025 | $72M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +322% |
| Q1 2025 | -$113M | +$52M |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +$433M |
MU generated $59B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
VSAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285M | +1% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.6M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $322.3M | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $726.9M | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $282.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $258.5M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | $298.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $219.5M | +64% |
VSAT has the edge over MU on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +18M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +50M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +14M shares |
MU has the edge over VSAT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $350M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2024 | $300M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MU has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
VSAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +3.5M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +14.1M shares |
| 5 years | +85% | +63.8M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +75.7M shares |
VSAT has 139M diluted shares, up 2.6% from a year ago.
MU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MU has the edge over VSAT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VSAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
VSAT's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.1 years a year ago.
MU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MU's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
VSAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.0 | Neutral |
VSAT's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
VSAT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VSAT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $914.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $931.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $685.9 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 97% above |
| 200 week MA | $246.0 | 225% above |
MU has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 225% above its 200-week average.
VSAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $68.7 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $72.9 | 2.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.7 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $39.4 | 81% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.3 | 128% above |
VSAT has the edge over MU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.0 | $70.6 | +31% |
| 2021 | $70.6 | $94.4 | +34% |
| 2022 | $94.4 | $50.2 | -47% |
| 2023 | $50.2 | $85.3 | +70% |
| 2024 | $85.3 | $88.6 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $88.6 | $284.8 | +221% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.8 | $798.4 | +180% |
MU has the edge over VSAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VSAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $73.0 | $33.4 | -54% |
| 2021 | $33.4 | $45.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $45.5 | $31.7 | -30% |
| 2023 | $31.7 | $28.0 | -12% |
| 2024 | $28.0 | $8.94 | -68% |
| 2025 | $8.94 | $34.8 | +289% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.8 | $71.2 | +105% |
VSAT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +289% in 2025 to −68% in 2024. It's up 105% so far in 2026.